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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT for Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 65 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cordova, MD | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jun 21, 3:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hillsboro, MD | TREES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KPHI 211855 RRA
SVRPHI
DEC001-005-MDC011-035-041-212000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0063.160621T1855Z-160621T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
255 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...
TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 255 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR STARKEY CORNER TO NEAR KENT POINT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CENTERVILLE...CENTREVILLE...HOPE...CARVILLE...STARKEY CORNER AND
STARR AROUND 300 PM EDT. JUMPTOWN AROUND 305 PM EDT.
OAKLAND...RIDGELY AND COPPERVILLE AROUND 310 PM EDT. DENTON AND
GREENSBORO AROUND 315 PM EDT. EASTON AROUND 320 PM EDT. TRAPPE AND
HAMBLETON AROUND 325 PM EDT. WINDYHILL AND TANYARD AROUND 330 PM
EDT. PRESTON...CHOPTANK AND ANDREWSVILLE AROUND 335 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
QUEENSTOWN...GALESTOWN...GREENWOOD...HILLSBORO...FARMINGTON...BLADES
AND DOMINION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619 3895 7621
3892 7633 3884 7637 3890 7637 3914 7602
3880 7538 3879 7538 3852 7570 3869 7577
3868 7593 3857 7604 3876 7622 3871 7628
3878 7629 3877 7632 3867 7634 3876 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 297DEG 33KT 3909 7598 3880 7639
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ROBERTSON1 follow-up statement
628
WWUS51 KPHI 211929
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016
DEC001-005-MDC011-035-041-212000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-160621T2000Z/
KENT DE-SUSSEX DE-TALBOT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-CAROLINE MD-
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT...NORTHWESTERN SUSSEX...TALBOT...SOUTHERN QUEEN
ANNE'S AND CAROLINE COUNTIES...
AT 328 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HARRINGTON TO TRAPPE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ANDREWSVILLE AROUND 335 PM EDT.
ELLENDALE AROUND 350 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
GREENWOOD...HILLSBORO...FARMINGTON AND BLADES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 7637 3891 7636 3885 7636 3879 7620
3893 7620 3894 7627 3905 7585 3879 7538
3852 7570 3864 7571 3869 7577 3871 7584
3868 7594 3857 7604 3876 7622 3871 7628
3878 7629 3877 7632 3867 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 297DEG 33KT 3895 7564 3866 7605
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
ROBERTSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Caroline | 83 min |
| Jun 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 62 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.